Broadcom MASTERS 2016 Semifinalists

Some facts about the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS Semifinalists:

Semifinalists hail from 250 middle schools in 37 states and represent 126 regional and state science fairs across the U.S.

54 of the semifinalists are from California, followed by Florida with 41, Texas with 29, New York with 17, and Pennsylvania with 16.

Semifinalists were selected from more than 6,000 nominees and 2,343 applicants. Each application received three independent readings and evaluations by distinguished scientists, engineers and educators. Nominees qualified to enter the Broadcom MASTERS by being among the top 10 percent of the participants at their Society-affiliated science fairs.

Bramblett, KyleGrade: 8Sculptor Charter School, Titusville, FLProject Title: Where Is the Optimal Placement of Hard Shell Clams and Eastern Oysters, Based on Salinity Levels, to Maximize Filtration of Pollutants and Improve the Water Quality of Indian River Lagoon?

Fosdick, MatthewGrade: 8Vail Academy and High School, Tucson, AZProject Title: The Creation of a Superior Hybrid Sorting Algorithm Based on the Time-Efficiency of Heapsort, Quicksort and Mergesort Algorithms

Krishna, ArthiGrade: 8Fulbright Junior High School, Bentonville, ARProject Title: Science Saves Art!: What Is the Effect of the Concentration of Gold/Silver Nanaparticles on the Color Shown on Stained Glass?

Odzer, MichaelGrade: 7Highland Oaks Middle School, North Miami Beach, FLProject Title: A Sound Analysis: Using Sonar to Quantify the Relationship of Predator and Prey in the Coral Reef Habitat and How that Relationship Impacts Reef Health

Oli, MayaGrade: 7Howard Bishop Middle School, Gainesville, FLProject Title: Pharma Water II: Development of an Effective Personalized Water Filter to Remove Pharmaceutical Drugs in Drinking Water

Peluso, HelenGrade: 7A.D. Henderson University School, Boca Raton, FLProject Title: Can Confidence in One's Own Short-Term Memory be Faulted by the Introduction of Peer Pressure in a Factually Based, Test-Type Scenario?

Puri, AnishGrade: 6Arizona College Prep - Oakland, Chandler, AZProject Title: Heat of Reaction - The Effect of the Strength of the Acid to Base Ratio on the Heat Generated by the Reaction (Enthalpy of Neutralization)

Taboada, CatherineGrade: 7BASIS San Antonio Medical Center, San Antonio, TXProject Title: Experimental Study of the Law of Conservation of Energy using a Thermo-Electric Bolometer Year II

Tangirala, PujitaGrade: 6Challenger School - Strawberry Park, San Jose, CAProject Title: Got Antioxidants? Using Chemiluminescence to Study the Effect of Adding Milk or Sugar on the Antioxidant Level of Tea

Thakkar, KhushiGrade: 8Rice Middle School, Plano, TXProject Title: From Wash to Squash: A Novel Approach to Purifying Used Household Water for Agricultural Applications

Wieder, AsherGrade: 7Hoover Middle School, Indialantic, FLProject Title: Which Luring Method Will Attract a Pterois voiltans to a Specific Area for Capture? A Yellow Jig Head, A Stationarey Lead Fishing Spoon, or a Blinking Blue Strobe Light?